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MMA Every Friday night at Lumpinee Stadium, a handful of Malaysian fighters are quietly doing something the local circuit never quite managed — getting noticed. Harris Danial Zaki reports from the ringside on how ONE's weekly Bangkok card became Malaysian MMA's most important proving ground.
Esports The MLBB M5 World Championship landed in the Philippines in December 2023. No Malaysian team competed directly. Harris Danial Zaki on what that absence meant, and what the results reveal about where Malaysian mobile gaming sits in the regional hierarchy.
Horse On 31 May 2025, the Penang Turf Club ran its final race meeting. One hundred and sixty years of racing in Georgetown came to an end on a Saturday afternoon. Harris Danial Zaki was there for the last card — and for what came after.
Sports Health Malaysia sent a 26-athlete team to Paris 2024. The preparation cycle was different from previous Olympics — more deliberate sports science, better heat acclimatisation planning, clearer performance benchmarking. Harris Danial Zaki on the changes behind the scenes.
News Malaysia will host the 2027 SEA Games. The announcement is official. Harris Danial Zaki on what hosting means for Malaysian sport infrastructure, which venues are ready and which are not, and why this is both an opportunity and a deadline.
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Horse On 31 May 2025, the Penang Turf Club ran its final race meeting. One hundred and sixty years of racing in Georgetown came to an end on a Saturday afternoon. Harris Danial Zaki was there for the last card — and for what came after.
MMA Every Friday night at Lumpinee Stadium, a handful of Malaysian fighters are quietly doing something the local circuit never quite managed — getting noticed. Harris Danial Zaki reports from the ringside on how ONE's weekly Bangkok card became Malaysian MMA's most important proving ground.
Football Malaysia entered the 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification cycle with a Korean coach, a rebuilt squad, and a generation of fans old enough to remember when qualifying felt imaginable. Harris Danial Zaki on what the campaign revealed about where Harimau Malaya actually stands.
Sports Health Malaysia sent a 26-athlete team to Paris 2024. The preparation cycle was different from previous Olympics — more deliberate sports science, better heat acclimatisation planning, clearer performance benchmarking. Harris Danial Zaki on the changes behind the scenes.
Horse In April 2024, Penang Turf Club members voted to dissolve the club. The decision was years in the making. Harris Danial Zaki on the financial pressures, the land question, and the industry dynamics that made dissolution the outcome members could not avoid.
Esports The MLBB M5 World Championship landed in the Philippines in December 2023. No Malaysian team competed directly. Harris Danial Zaki on what that absence meant, and what the results reveal about where Malaysian mobile gaming sits in the regional hierarchy.
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